华盛顿 — 75年前的今天，也就是1943年11月20日，第二次世界大战太平洋战区的美军在位于吉尔伯特群岛塔拉瓦环礁上的贝蒂欧岛打响了塔拉瓦战役。

Louisiana U.S. Marine Harry LeBert, who was killed in action during the pivotal Battle of Saipan, was finally buried in home soil after 81 years.

The Battle of Tarawa was fought for 76 hours between Nov. 20 and 23, 1943. What follows is a selection of photographs from the fighting, as captured by American photographers.

Battle of Tarawa. Published 12:00 am Monday, May 19, 2014. ... After a three-hour battle the Marines forced the Japanese back, causing a severe break in their line of communication.

Where: Tarawa Atoll is part of what then was known as the Gilbert Islands and today is called the Republic of Kiribati. It’s a collection of 32 pancake-flat coral atolls. The battle was fought ...

The battle for Tarawa, regarded as one of the fiercest in Marine Corps history, ended 76 years ago, on November 23, 1943. More than 1,000 Marines and sailors were killed, and several hundred of ...

The Battle of Tarawa was among the war’s bloodiest. The history books say a low tide kept the U.S. boats from making landfall, and the arriving Marines were forced to wade ashore under heavy fire.

I’ve long been an aficionado of World War II history, and a sucker for decennial anniversaries. So I didn’t want to let the 80th anniversary of the underappreciated Battle of Tarawa pass ...

TARAWA, Kiribati — Master Sgt. James M. Fawcett got on his knees and gently mixed his father’s ashes with sand on the same Pacific beach where the elder Fawcett fought his way ashore 65 years ...

I’ve long been an aficionado of World War II history, and a sucker for decennial anniversaries. So I didn’t want to let the 80th anniversary of the underappreciated Battle of Tarawa pass ...

Seventy-five years ago this week, the Battle of Tarawa was a bloody proving ground for Marine Corps amphibious doctrine in the Pacific.